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My Hero, James T. Fields

by J. Dennis Robinson

Kind and funny guy, a great writer, inspired editor, and publisher too

Read moreMy Hero, James T. Fields

Our Portsmouth Parking Poster Parody

by Vintage Pics

Sometimes, all you can do is laugh at your problems

Read moreOur Portsmouth Parking Poster Parody

A Snapshot of Our Earliest Photographers

by J. Dennis Robinson

They captured the 19th-century for us

Read moreA Snapshot of Our Earliest Photographers

The 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

by Guest Author

Shoaler news ripped from the pages of the Boston Globe

Read moreThe 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

Where Wagner Got His Bloody Rubber Boots

by J. Dennis Robinson

A strange Victorian ad leads to 5 Market Street in Portsmouth

Read moreWhere Wagner Got His Bloody Rubber Boots

Waging Peace in the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

A nail biting month of negotiations between Russia and Japan

Read moreWaging Peace in the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth

My House is Not for Sale!

by J. Dennis Robinson

I wondered who was sending these weird postcards

Read moreMy House is Not for Sale!

Beautiful Downtown Portsmouth in 1940

by Vintage Pics

Beautify America--Get a haircut!

Read moreBeautiful Downtown Portsmouth in 1940

Fifty Years in a Printing Office

by Charles Brewster

Charles Brewster sums up his quiet historic life in Portsmouth, NH

Read moreFifty Years in a Printing Office

A Lovely Artifact from Philbrick’s Pharmacy

by Vintage Pics

Inside a little family shop on Congress Street

Read moreA Lovely Artifact from Philbrick’s Pharmacy

Henry Ford “Pleased with Portsmouth” in 1924

by J. Dennis Robinson

He brought along his yacht and Thomas Edison

Read moreHenry Ford “Pleased with Portsmouth” in 1924

Twenty-Millionth Ford Wows Port City

by Vintage Pics

Kids got out of school to see this marketing tool motor into town

Read moreTwenty-Millionth Ford Wows Port City
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